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Washington state, including King County and the Seattle metro area, has not built enough housing to keep up with the... Read more

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We stand up and speak out for the rights of homeowners and the livelihood of REALTORS®. A few of our recent successes include proposing county policies to increase housing inventory and preventing point-of-sale mandates.

This past fall, the Mayor convened the Housing Affordability and Livability Advisory committee (HALA). The committee has been tasked with developing housing recommendations for everything from homelessness on up through market-rate housing. REALTOR® Terry Miller is participating on a HALA subcommittee task with developing strategies to preserve housing, and President… Read more

Hawk Property Annexation, Ashton Property dirt-work well underway, and new housing inventory is coming! The Covington City Council has approved the issuance of a Notice of Intent to Annex 80 acres of the 212 acre Hawk property located east of the City limits along State Highway 18. The 80 acres… Read more

and Floating On Water Residences, Moored in Rules Committee HB 1309, which would allow real estate brokers to sell floating homes and floating on water residences without requiring a vessel dealers license, sailed out of the policy committee unanimously but has been moored in Rules committee. The House Speaker wishes… Read more

Seattle King County REALTORS® were asked their opinion of the Washington Transportation plan to implement toll lanes on I-405 from Bellevue to Lynnwood. Over 600 replied to a recent email survey. 65% disagreed that converting HOV lanes to toll lanes was a good idea (see graphic below) and 80% said… Read more

The SEATTLE King County REALTORS® has embarked on a bold new initiative designed to help ensure the Supply of Housing will be sufficient to meet the Actual Market Demand for Housing. One of the reasons more homes aren’t available to working families, or to REALTORS®, is that the state’s Growth Management… Read more

Fred Jarrett, Deputy County Executive, Metropolitan King County spoke to our REALTOR® government & public affairs committee about county issues that impact real estate sales. Jarrett, a former state legislator, city council member and school board member, and architect of many reforms in Executive Dow Constantine’s administration, praised the REALTORS®… Read more

Do No Harm to Real Estate Transactions and Small Business Washington’s real estate industry is stable, but still fragile – especially outside of King County. Rates of homeownership are at historically low levels and many homeowners have yet to recover home equity lost in the recession. Washington’s tax code is… Read more

There is great news for King County REALTORS® from the Federal District Courthouse in Seattle. The federal court has refused to shut down the National Flood Insurance Program that provides the insurance which lenders require for new construction of homes and condos on the valley floor in Tukwila, Renton, SeaTac,… Read more

Seattle District Elections – Important Opportunity for Seattle REALTORS® Next year seven of the nine Seattle Council seats will be up for election from districts rather than the current citywide election for all council seats. This represents an opportunity for REALTORS® to be engaged and help elect REALTOR®-friendly candidates. SEATTLE KingCounty… Read more